Quinn’s Sept. 25 sale features Knight, Roy and Japanese screen among 400 lots

Quinn’s Auction Galleries will open a 400-lot online-only Fine and Decorative Arts Auction on Sept. 25, with fresh-to-market works from Northern Virginia estates, residences and private collectors. The sale spans European, American and Asian art, historic objects, furniture and art glass, led by high-estimate pieces by Daniel Ridgway Knight, Jamini Roy and a late Edo–Meiji Japanese screen.

Why it matters: - The sale bundles high-value fine art, art glass, decorative objects and ancient material into one online auction. - Collectors get a broad range of entry points, from a $1,000-$1,500 Tiffany lamp pair to works estimated at $20,000-$30,000. - The mix of European, American and Asian material broadens the audience beyond a single category of buyer.

What happened: - Quinn’s Auction Galleries will present a 400-lot online-only Fine and Decorative Arts Auction on Sept. 25. - The sale draws fresh-to-market material from Northern Virginia estates, residences and private collectors. - The auction begins at 10 a.m. ET. - No in-person floor bidding will be offered. - Bidders can participate live through LiveAuctioneers or Invaluable. - Absentee bidding is available on HiBid and through Quinn’s website. - A gallery preview runs Sept. 22-24 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. ET.

The details: - Fine art highlights include works by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, Edward Ross, Joe Tilson, Robert Natkin, Richard Paul Lohse and others. - Inuit prints by Martha Ittuluka’naaq and Luke Anguhadluq are also in the sale. - European and American paintings include works by Daniel Ridgway Knight, Eugene de Blaas, Heywood Hardy, Louis Aston Knight and Maria J. C. a’Becket. - The auction includes American art glass by Tiffany Studios, Steuben, Quezal and Loetz. - Historic religious objects include a 16th-century French processional crucifix and 18th-century Papal States silver. - Other categories include Mid-Century Modern furniture, Chinese export porcelain, Japanese woodblock prints, Byzantine glass, scientific instruments and other decorative-art pieces. - A Daniel Ridgway Knight oil on canvas, Woman on a balcony, carries the top estimate among the highlighted works at $20,000-$30,000. - The 1921 painting measures 45 inches by 34½ inches sight, minus the frame, and is artist-signed at lower right. - A Jamini Roy tempera on cloth titled Snake Charmer is estimated at $15,000-$20,000. - The Roy work measures 22½ inches by 17 inches, is signed in Bengali at lower right and shows a woman with two birds. - A 1979 pastel and graphite work by Jaune Quick-to-See Smith from the Porcupine Ridge Series is estimated at $6,000-$9,000. - The Smith work is signed “JQTS,” carries an Art Planning Consultants of New York label and measures 38 inches by 31 inches framed. - Heywood Hardy’s Hunting Scene is estimated at $4,000-$6,000. - Victor Nizovtsev’s Dream Above the City carries a $3,000-$4,000 estimate and comes with the original signed gallery statement from Troika Gallery in Easton, Md. - A late Edo–Meiji Japanese six-panel folding screen is estimated at $2,000-$3,000. - The screen is painted in ink, color, gofun and gold leaf or gold pigment, and depicts a samurai campaign across coastal waters and mountainous terrain. - Sam Gilliam’s 1976 silkscreen St. Albans is estimated at $2,000-$3,000 and is pencil-signed, titled, dated and editioned 56/60. - An octagonal Italian Renaissance Revival center table, related to Florentine cabinetmakers Luigi and Angiolo Falcini, is estimated at $2,000-$3,000. - A Somnath Hore etching and aquatint titled Genesis is estimated at $2,000-$3,000. - A pair of circa-1905-1915 Tiffany Studios gold iridescent Favrile glass candle lamps with Grapevine shades is estimated at $1,000-$1,500. - The Tiffany shades are stamped TIFFANY STUDIOS, and one glass base is engraved L.C.T. - For auction-item questions or future consignment discussions, contact Corrie Brady at 703-532-5632 ext. 572 or corrie.brady@quinnsauction.com. - Quinn’s also says inquiries are kept strictly confidential and there is never an obligation to consign. - Quinn’s website is More information.

Between the lines: - The sale leans on strong decorative-arts material as much as fine art, which can widen bidding competition. - The concentration of signed works, named makers and documented provenance signals an auction built to appeal to serious collectors. - The online-only format suggests Quinn’s is prioritizing reach over a live-room atmosphere.

What's next: - Preview days run Sept. 22-24 before the Sept. 25 auction. - Interested bidders can arrange phone bidding by emailing lori.taylor@quinnsauction.com. - Quinn’s will continue taking absentee bids before the sale begins. - Additional consignments for future Fine & Decorative Arts sales are being accepted through Corrie Brady.